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It's time for our Panam episode where we talk about everyone's favorite Nomad and the contrast in how Cyberpunk 2077 handles her story.

Julie Muncy joins us as we help Panam deal with discord within her clan, and touch on some of Cyberpunk 2077's romance systems, portrayal of the Nomad culture, and how it sells that home is not a place, but a people.

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Julie's Cyberpunk 2077 review on USGamer:

https://www.usgamer.net/articles/cyberpunk-2077-review

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It's time for a special episode as Kate Sánchez and Fūnk-é Joseph return for a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners spoilercast. We're taking a break from the video game to talk about Netflix's anime set in Night City, and how we think it surpasses Cyberpunk 2077's depiction of life as a merc under Arasaka's thumb.

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https://twitter.com/LotusLovesLotus/status/1571967439016968193

This week we're heading out of Night City lines to try and find more answers about the Relic, but we'll also be taking a quick detour on the way to our destination.

Continue Podcast's David Roberts joins us as we head into the Badlands to find Hellman, but not without the help of Panam Palmer, a Nomad working in Night City. We also take some time to help Afterlife bartender Claire do some street racing, but even her fast car can't drive fast enough to escape her past.

Sorry.

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Natalie Flores makes her grand return to the show to talk all about Judy for the first of our four companion shows.

This episode is about our favorite braindance expert as she attempts to make real change for the sex workers of Night City, and our panel tries to reckon with Judy's hope in the face of Cyberpunk 2077's unending cynicism.

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As we search for more solutions to our relic problem, An Eloquent Attempt at Ire joins us as we head to Pacifica to talk to the Voodoo Boys.

This episode of our Cyberpunk 2077 retrospective spotlights one of the gangs of Night City, as well as touches on how trustworthy Johnny's worldview is when he might be an unreliable narrator. Then we delve into questions of alliances, and wonder if any group in Night City can be trusted.

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Production note: We ran into some unfortunate audio issues with this one. We've attempted to salvage the conversation and bring y'all a good episode, even if it doesn't match up to our typical audio standards. But that's the nature of recording podcasts remotely. Tech issues happen. We hope y'all will still enjoy this episode for the quality discussion.

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As we search for a solution to having Keanu Reeves in our head, Diego Argüello and Alma Roda-Gil join us as we go looking for Evelyn Parker.

This Cyberpunk 2077 episode takes us to the seedier sides of Night City and engages in the city's views on sex workers, protecting them, and what they need protection from. It's a heavy one.

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After we did all that prep work last episode, it's time to finally begin the heist. John Warren returns alongside newcomer Carolyn Petit to talk about how The Heist embodies Cyberpunk 2077's potential before large swaths of the game squander it. We also get sidetracked talking about V as a protagonist, the underlying humanity of the cyberpunk genre, and finally meet Keanu Reeves as Johnny Silverhand.

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Fear of a Yellow Planet: Why We Need to Actually Understand Cyberpunk, Fanbyte:

https://www.fanbyte.com/features/fear-of-a-yellow-planet-why-we-need-to-actually-understand-cyberpunk/

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Before we go off to the heist, we've got to meet who we're working for. This episode, Ken and Eric travel through Night City to meet Evelyn Parker and the Maelstrom so we're best equipped to steal from Arasaka royalty.

We also talk about general feelings on Cyberpunk 2077's open world, our host's approach to roleplaying V, and why this game works for Ken when other open world games don't.

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You Can Turn Down Alcohol In Cyberpunk 2077, Kotaku:

https://kotaku.com/you-can-turn-down-alcohol-in-cyberpunk-2077-1845852572

Cyberpunk 2077 Epileptic PSA, Game Informer:

https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/12/07/cyberpunk-2077-epileptic-psa

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It's time for a new era of Normandy FM, as we leave Spira and head into Night City. It's time for Cyberpunk 2077.

After our hosts talk about all the baggage and fallout surrounding the game's launch, Ken and Eric talk about the game's three life paths, how they come together, and how they frame both their versions of V going into the main game.

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It's been a hot minute since we had a BioBit, and even longer since it was about Dragon Age. In this episode of our BioWare news show, we talk about the Dragon Age: Dreadwolf title reveal, as well as our feelings about the Dragon Age: Absolution anime coming to Netflix. Enjoy the show!

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